"apraxia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈpɹæksɪə/ Audio: en-us-apraxia.ogg Forms: apraxias [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀπραξία (apraxía, “inaction”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “activity”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀπραξία||inaction}} Ancient Greek ἀπραξία (apraxía, “inaction”), {{confix|grc|ἀ|πρᾶξις|ία|nocat=1|pos3=abstract noun suffix|t1=without|t2=activity}} ἀ- (a-, “without”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “activity”) + -ία (-ía, abstract noun suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} apraxia (usually uncountable, plural apraxias)
  1. (neurology) Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Neurology Translations (disorder of motor planning): apraxie [feminine] (Czech), apraksia (Finnish), Apraxie [feminine] (German), Bewegungsstörung [feminine] (German), apraxia (Hungarian), apraksja [feminine] (Polish), apraxia [feminine] (Portuguese), апра́ксия (apráksija) [feminine] (Russian), apraxia [feminine] (Spanish)
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  2. (philosophy) The state of total inaction caused by holding global skepticism. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Philosophy
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: apraxic, gait apraxia, neurapraxia Related terms: dyspraxia, praxis, avolition

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